The History of a Crime
Hugo, Victor / Joyce, T. H. / Locker, Arthur
Hugo (1802-85) was a French poet, novelist and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of France's greatest writers and is best remembered for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Miserables (1862). His life spanned the dramatic changes in 19th century France from Napoleon Bonaparte to the Republics, to revolution and coup d'etat. When Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (later Napoleon III) became President of France in 1849, Hugo...
